Thank you. It isn't often someone who is being kind of a dick admits it so we can move on. As I said, your advice was pretty good but your frustration was cutting a wider path than I liked. There are a lot of shitty people in this world and as someone who's favorite part of construction is helping people to understand the process of building their dreams, it truly pains me to hear about your experience but it isn't that way for everyone.
Back before I was self employed I worked for a builder who also sub'd us out to other GC's. One of the GC's was a paper general (actually a realtor). He sucked to work for and his customers were sometimes unhappy too but overall he built nice homes because he hired good subs. Subs who cared and when left to their own devices in his absence(which happened a lot), worked well together and placed thier reputations on the final product not the generals. We cared. One year we did a Fall and Spring parade for him. Both were presold, both used all the same subs, same material providers, same inspectors, everything. The Spring couple had the time of their lives. The best experience and they couldn't wait to build another. The Fall couple went through hell. Even the weather was against them, nothing went right and this is with good people. I'm truly sorry your experience was so terrible. Hopefully someday when you retire or win the lottery you can use your construction (albeit building pole buildings and dentist offices, sorry had too
) experience and GC one yourself. I bet you'd enjoy it and get a lot of satisfaction.To the OP, I framed and trimmed myself and I was the GC. I did a few other things too, like hardwood, painting and tile. All as what now I would consider being a kid, what a moron. Some of that work would have probably been better left to an expert, like my hardwood floors. I saved 20-25% and that last part makes feel look back on myself as a pretty smart kid now.
